John Cormack (right) playing boules with fellow islanders outside his house at Laig Bay on the Hebridean island of Eigg. Mr Cormack has two regular jobs on the island, where he works for the ferry company Caledonian MacBrayne helping docking the boats and is the island's postman. In the background is the neighbouring island of Rum.

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Location: Isle of Eigg, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Colin McPherson / Alamy / Afripics
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